Trinidad and Tobago at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Trinidad and Tobago at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
IOC code TTO
(TRI used at these Games)
NOC Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Website www.ttoc.org
in Montreal
Competitors13 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Hasely Crawford
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies (1960)

Athletes from Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Thirteen competitors, all men, took part in ten events in three sports. [1] This was Trinidad and Tobago's first Olympic gold medal victory. [2]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres Relay

  • Heat 40.08s
  • Semi Finals 39.88s (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat 3:03.54
  • Final 3:03.46 (→ 6th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification 7.40m (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Trinidad and Tobago in 1976.

Sprint
1000m time trial

Shooting

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References

  1. "Trinidad and Tobago at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. "Hasely Crawford". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.